Canadian Institute of Forestry eLectures
2012
NiCHE has archived 7 audio presentations
from this event
These presentations are a selection of
eLectures given during 2012 and put on by the Canadian Institute of Forestry.
The theme of the talks was "Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Ongoing
History of Canada's Forests"
Citation: Jim Farrell and Mark Kuhlberg, "Canada's Forest History: Deep
Roots Support Strong Growth" and "Watching the Dust Settle for the
First Time: Battling the Budworm from the Air in Cape Breton, 1925-27".
CIF Lecture Series.
Bio: Jim graduated from the University
of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry. He worked for the Abitibi
Paper Company (later Abitibi Consolidated) in Manitoba and Ontario supervising
forestry operations, and buying and selling logs for company mills. He also
worked for the Ministry of Natural Resources in Toronto.
Mark
is an Assistant Professor of History, at Laurention University, and Director of
the department's MA program. His expertise is in Forest History, having
published a book and many articles on the history of forestry education in
Ontario and British Columbia, Industry Silvicultural Initiatives and Government
Forest Policy in Ontario, The Department of Aboriginal Affairs administration
of aboriginal timber, and he is currently working on a history of Canadian
forest entomology in the 1910s and 20s. Mark also spent 20 years working in the
silvicultural industry in Ontario and Alberta, and is a member of several
volunteer forest history and forestry boards.
Abstract: The talk provides context for
the series, including Jim’s thoughts on forest history, the relationship
between professional foresters and history, demographic shifts within the
forest industry, and the possible future role of the CIF in Canadian forest
history.
Mark's
talk is part of a larger SSHRC project. Here, Mark’s argument is that a unique
intersection of forces dictated that Nova Scotia would be the site of the first
Canadian attempt to combat the spruce budworm, through the aerial application
of chemicals.
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accompanying slides.
